Sepsis Trial of Early Physical Therapy Outside the ICU

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sepsis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an additional physical therapy program can improve the mobility and functional outcomes of patients diagnosed with severe sepsis (an illness in which the body has a severe response to bacteria or other germs and develops worsened function of a major organ such as the kidneys, heart, or lungs).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02159222

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

16

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any English-speaking patient over the age of 18 who is currently admitted to a general care floor under the care of the Medicine Faculty Hospitalist Service at the University of Michigan Health System and has severe sepsis is eligible to take part in this study.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects must be deemed by the study team to give informed consent by being able to state the basic purpose of the study. Consent by a legally authorized representative (LAR) will not be sought.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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